Theodore Roosevelt's 126-year-old stolen pocket watch found on Long Island

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Theodore Roosevelt's 126-year-old stolen pocket watch found on Long Island
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NPS special agents and the FBI helped find the timepiece, however, it is still unclear exactly how it was recovered or where it was found.

President Theodore Roosevelt's missing pocket watch was found after nearly forty years, according to the National Parks Service .The beloved family heirloom belonging to the renowned American president was recovered by NPS special and FBI agents.The watch had allegedly been stolen while on loan to a museum in Buffalo, New York, in 1987. It was last seen on public display there at the Wilcox House. Park Service Director Chuck Sams announced Thursday that the watch had been returned.

According to NPS, Roosevelt was known to travel with his silver pocket watch, including to places like San Juan Hill, Africa and down the Amazon River. The watch is said to have been given to him by a family member in 1898.

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